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CrimeRe: Two Arrested In Ogun For Attempting To Exhume Corpse for rituals (Pictured) by hakeem4(m): 11:18am On Sep 14, 2015
Ghen ghen
PoliticsRe: Massive Attacks On MASSOB In Anambra As Security Arrests 47 Members by hakeem4(m): 9:20pm On Sep 13, 2015
Why should the kill them huh
PoliticsRe: Photo : Olusegun Obasanjo Coming Back From Congo In 1961 by hakeem4(m): 2:37pm On Sep 11, 2015
See as e look like Tom (Tom and Jerry)
CelebritiesRe: Jude Okoye Replies Soundcity: You Make A Living Playing P-Square Videos by hakeem4(m): 7:55pm On Sep 10, 2015
Okay
HealthRe: Nafdac Arrest Man With Fake Drugs Worth N40million In Asaba by hakeem4(m): 9:40pm On Sep 09, 2015
Came to check name

People that make fake drugs whyhuhhuhhuhhuh?
PoliticsRe: Alaba Int'l Market On Fire by hakeem4(m): 11:32pm On Sep 07, 2015
I thought they've renamed it to Adekunle Benjamin market
CrimeRe: Nigerian Among Drug Peddler Arrested In India by hakeem4(m): 8:54pm On Sep 06, 2015
Have they not caught all the drug peddlers finish ?
PoliticsRe: Ten (10) Type Of Student You Meet Among Higher Institution Freshers by hakeem4(m): 6:46pm On Sep 06, 2015
Pic of a cu fresher going for lectures

CelebritiesRe: Anna Ebiere Shows Off Her Post Baby Body by hakeem4(m): 6:08pm On Sep 06, 2015
I
PoliticsRe: Why Re Igbos Running Away From Their Land by hakeem4(m): 9:16pm On Sep 05, 2015
They cannot make it in their land !!!!
PoliticsRe: Road On Lekki Phase 1 Shows ‘the Rich Also Cry’ (photos) by hakeem4(m): 8:55pm On Sep 05, 2015
angry[b][/b][i][/i]
PoliticsRe: Ojukwu Interview In America 1999 by hakeem4(m): 9:23pm On Sep 04, 2015
Ojukwu their hero!!!!!!!!!!!!
CrimeRe: More IGBO Drug Dealers Arrested At MM Airport With N57m Hard Drugs by hakeem4(m): 10:20am On Sep 03, 2015
I'm a Yoruba man and I know the headline is wrong but

grin grin business men in the making
CrimeRe: Pastor, Wife And Others Accused Of Child Trafficking In Abia State by hakeem4(m): 10:17am On Sep 03, 2015
Is it a flatteeeeee ?
If yes like
If no share



Business men in the making
PoliticsRe: PMB Disowned 100 Days In Office At Chatam House by hakeem4(m): 9:04am On Sep 03, 2015
Sai baba

Buhar's 100 days in office is far better than GEJ's 10000000000000 years in office

If you don't agree , you can argue with your ancestors
TravelRe: Container Fell Down From Ojuelegba Bridge (Photos) by hakeem4(m): 5:19pm On Sep 02, 2015
Maybe it's wizkid's container grin grin



Thank God no life was lost
PoliticsRe: Why I Think Using Of Drones To Hunt Oil Thieves Is A Bad Idea-- Dunsman by hakeem4(m): 9:17pm On Sep 01, 2015
Maybe we should borrow op's eyes to secure the place grin
CareerRe: Woman Sacked , Paid N2 ,500 As Benefit At Catholic School (Photo) by hakeem4(m): 2:35pm On Aug 31, 2015
Not fair
PoliticsRe: Wike Is A Thief, I Am An Innocent Person – amaechi by hakeem4(m): 7:29am On Aug 30, 2015
So who's the thief ?
PoliticsRe: Igbo! Warn Your Children To Stop Calling Pmb Dullard Then He Can Appoint You. by hakeem4(m): 7:11am On Aug 30, 2015
nyabingi:
Forget all the distractions by southwest media the real loosers in bubu's appointments are the yorubas not igbos because its a known fact that there is no love lust between bubu and the Igbos and they were not expecting anything from him, no regrets for not voting him!
you're a foolish fellow
PoliticsRe: Jewish Year Of Jubilation & Restoration Of Jerusalem Will Trigger A World War. by hakeem4(m): 6:45am On Aug 30, 2015
Okay
PoliticsRe: I Never Imagined That Hausas Would Become Refugees Like Igbos In Biafra by hakeem4(m): 7:30pm On Aug 28, 2015
Okay
PoliticsRe: Pic : Man Eats Up A Day Old Baby (viewers Discretion Advised) by hakeem4(m): 7:27pm On Aug 28, 2015
dialfa:
South West
the guy looks like you
EducationRe: Ninety Percent Of Nigerian Students Are Guilty Of This! by hakeem4(m): 10:46am On Aug 28, 2015
Not me
PoliticsRe: Meaning Of EKO by hakeem4(op): 10:07am On Aug 28, 2015
mofayodeyahoo:
E ku itan
o se
PoliticsRe: Answer this question from nnamdi kanu if you think lagos is not no man's land. by hakeem4(m): 7:54pm On Aug 27, 2015
PoliticsMeaning Of EKO by hakeem4(op): 7:50pm On Aug 27, 2015
Lagos State was created on May 27, 1967 by virtue of State (Creation and Transitional Provisions) Decree No. 14 of 1967, which restructured Nigeria’s Federation into 12 States. Prior to this, Lagos Municipality had been administered by the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Lagos Affairs as the regional authority, while the Lagos City Council (LCC) governed the City of Lagos. Equally, the metropolitan areas (Colony Province) of Ikeja, Agege, Mushin, Ikorodu, Epe and Badagry were administered by the Western Region.

The State took off as an administrative entity on April 11, 1968 with Lagos Island serving the dual role of being the State and Federal Capital. However, with the creation of the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja in 1976, Lagos Island ceased to be the capital of the State which was moved to Ikeja. Equally, with the formal relocation of the seat of the Federal Government to Abuja on 12th December, 1991, Lagos ceased to be Nigeria’s political capital. Nevertheless, Lagos remains the nation’s economic and commercial capital. According to extant political records, “Lagos is to the people of Nigeria, what the head is to the body of an individual.”

Prior to the Portuguese name of Lagos being adopted, Lagos was originally called Eko, which stems from either Oko (Yoruba: “cassava farm”) or Eko (“war camp”), by its Bini conquerors.
History has it that the Oba of Bini sent various trade expeditions to Ghana where spices were traded and one of his traders complained about the way she was being treated by the Awori’s. The Oba of Bini then sent a trade expedition by sea. Ironically, the leader of the expedition arrived in the evening at a time when the people who were predominantly fishermen were either wading into the water or getting into their boats to gather their catch. He declined to engage them further and returned to what is now called Benin City where he reported to the Oba of Bini that they were attacked. This prompted the Oba of Bini to constitute a war expedition led by Ado, a Bini Prince to go to Lagos and demand an explanation. This was over 650 years ago.

However, on getting there, they were well received. The people were so enamored with Ado they asked him to stay and lead them. He agreed on the condition that they surrendered their sovereignty to the Oba of Bini to which they agreed. The Oba of Bini was told this and he gave his permission for the expedition to remain. The Oba of Bini later sent some of his chiefs including the Eletu Odibo, Obanikoro and others to assist Ado in the running of Eko. Till today, the Oba of Lagos is the head of all the Kings in Lagos State and his status is different from other Oba’s most of whom were later given back their crowns and staff of office only within the last 40 years and have various classifications. Suffice it to state that those who got their crowns back were the original land owners. These were Olofin’s children. Moreover, modern day Lagosians have so intermingled that no single tribe or people can claim it even though the predominant language is Yoruba. The present day Lagos state has a higher percent of this sub-group who allegedly migrated to the area from Isheri along the Ogun river.

History has it that the Awori were actually from Ife the cradle of Yorubaland. The Awori people are a peaceful people initially not taken to warfare. Due to war, those from the hinterlands, like the Ekiti ran towards Isheri which at that time had more than one Olofin (Alafin)who were heads of probably respective settlements about 1400AD. With the fleeing people from the hinterlands most of them scattered again to different places, some to Iro, to Otta, Ado, others to Ebute Metta i.e three landing places – Oyingbo, Iddo and Lagos Island (Eko). The Olofin that brought those who went to Ebute-Metta was Ogunfunminire later known as Agbodere. With the full commencement of the war about 2000 moved to the nearest island of Iddo, others to Otto Awori or Otto Ijanikin towards modern-day Badagry. Those from Ekiti Aramoko came to Ebute-Metta, Iddo and then Ijora. The Olofin was said to have 32 children. His own known children are Olumegbon, Aromire, Oloto, Oluwa, Oniru, Onisiwo, Onitoolo, and Elegushi. Ojora, Onikoyi and Mogiso were not his biological children. After the demise of Agbodere, the name Olofin became the name used to remember him while a title of Oloto was given to his successor. With one of his sons becoming the Oloto his other children parted ways to what is known as visible settlements in the present day Lagos. Aromire whose name means defeated the river or became the river’s friend is likely to be the first to cross being said to have swam across the river. It is possible that his real name is not Aromire but due to the feat he became known as such.

Until the coming of the Bini’s, Lagos’s geographic boundary was what is known now as Lagos Mainland. Lagos Island, the seat of the Oba of Lagos then consisted of a pepper farm and fishing posts. No one lived there though. The name Eko was given to it by its first King Oba Ado during its early history, it also saw periods of rule by the Kingdom of Benin. Eko was the land area now known as Lagos Island where the king’s palace was built. The Palace is called Iga Idunganran which, translated means Palace built on the pepper farm. Oba Ado and the warriors from Benin as well as some of the indigenous people who sought safety settled down in the southern part of Eko called “Isale Eko”, Isale literarily meaning bottom, but must have been used to indicate downtown (as in Downtown Lagos).



Source http://musicnobs.com/meaning-of-eko-in-yoruba/
PoliticsRe: Answer this question from nnamdi kanu if you think lagos is not no man's land. by hakeem4(m): 7:41pm On Aug 27, 2015
Lagos is not a no man's land ooooo


Then Abuja is a no man's land
PoliticsRe: "Appointment is not made for 5% Constituents" Buhari tells SE/SS by hakeem4(m): 9:22am On Aug 27, 2015
ERODEDEAST:
[s][/s] Your FADA ran MAD long ago his he still ALIVE? Twerp!
it would have been better if your mother carried watermelon for 9 months
PoliticsRe: Inspector Shoots Self Dead In Lagos by hakeem4(m): 9:17am On Aug 27, 2015
LMFAOOOOOOOOOO

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